Rodney Dangerfield

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Alternative Title:
Jacob Cohen

Rodney Dangerfield, (Jacob Cohen), American comedian (born Nov. 22, 1921, Babylon, N.Y.—died Oct. 5, 2004, Los Angeles, Calif.), immortalized the line “I don’t get no respect” as part of his stand-up comedy act. His perpetually agitated look and hilariously self-deprecating one-liners landed him regular appearances on The Tonight Show, and a guest spot on Saturday Night Live led to a scene-stealing role in the filmCaddyshack (1980). Dangerfield enjoyed commercial success in such films as Easy Money (1983), Back to School (1986), and the animated Rover Dangerfield (1991), and he received the Lifetime Creative Achievement Award from the American Comedy Awards in 1994.